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center board abeausej at 8:24pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1827 size and shape of center board how to unstuck it from the up position
H22 2011 with asy spi cabbyjprs at 8:14pm 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 2/1429
Loos #'s/ mast tuning. Inter20sailor at 7:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 3/2079 Hello Salts, 1991 MkII with spit aft stay. I am looking for some basic rule-of-thumb measurement
Installing an elctric start???? AndyS22 at 6:29pm 08.09.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1751 I'm in the market for a new outboard. For peace of mind and keeping my wife happy I would like an el
Max boat speed with engine PedSan at 5:54pm 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4658 We have 2004 Macgregor 26 M with a 50 HP Honda installed. The engine runs fine, however, we are only
What type of boat is this? (2) ds16 at 5:23pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4863 My dad bought this sailboat last summer and we are both clueless on the make of it, it is 22' long w
New to sailing Gimlimike at 4:19pm 08.09.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1651 Am considering a Benateau 31ft boat , what are some of the questions regarding condition should be a
Companionway Slider gpd955 at 3:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 310 7/2132 Anyone else's companionway slider stick about halfway in? It's annoying the daylights out of me and
Boom Tent Jcrough67 at 3:33pm 08.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/2880 Hi all, This is my first season on Lake Erie with my first sailboat, a 1984 C27. :) Unfortunately I
Catalina 30 cabin cushion material zommer at 2:20pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 10/12300 I own a 1984 catalina tall rig. The cabin cushions are covered in a blue with small orange flek, the
Electric Motor for 17' Oday Daysailer beyondway at 1:56pm 08.09.11 Day Sailers 3/5036 I am considering putting an electric motor on my daysailor to replace an existing gas powered. Does
Helmsman removeable seat legend 37 hurt944 at 12:57pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2051 If anyone has any information on how to locate or contact a reputable salvage vendor it would be gre
Colregs Rule 36 - Embarrassing? JohnS at 12:44pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/5690 I'm in the process of re-wiring my mast, and thought it'd be a good idea to review the ColRegs on li
Whisker Pole on a 1988 26.5 tonyh1307 at 12:07pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1556 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and I just can't figure out where to attach the whisker pole on the mast.
winch handles for Enkes AR6 snipeman at 11:55am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1638 This question concerns winches and winch handles. I purchased a 1985 Mac21 about a year ago just fo
Float switch Sublime at 11:50am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 8/1615 My 260 has the factory float switch and I'm trying to figure out how to test it. It looks as though
New Post From Roger-Communication Costs Strider Reports at 11:43am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4006 Communication Costs I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greates
News and some humor Roger Long at 11:32am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2298 I'm at Howard and Donna's in Tanner Cove gratefully doing laundry and using their WiFi while they ar
Help Using BWY Shroud Adjusting Tool cscott at 11:28am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1338 Does anyone have the info sheet that comes with the BWY shroud adjusting tool? If so could you plea
Trailer for Cat. 22 Forest at 11:19am 08.09.11 Catalina 22 1/1370 Hi, I need to get a new trailer for my 1984 Cat 22. I'm up in Nashua, NH but will travel to pick up

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Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 (1) Goatman at 8:19am 02.03.22 It took me 3 tries but I finally got it out of the water. I had some modifications done to beef up t
New smaller boat. Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 02.03.22 Tanzer is a better choice. Former sailboat dealer
H240 mast type Crazy Dave Condon at 8:01am 02.03.22 It is either a US Spars, Dwyer or Charleston Spar. Take a phot and post it here to see what you hav
Hunter 216 Centerboard sailtec hydraulic ram Crazy Dave Condon at 7:56am 02.03.22 First, two part epoxy does not work on Plexus and plastics. Go to boat information/Hunter resource
Throttle controls for First 28 Cap'n Dave at 7:48am 02.03.22 Update: Joe, you were spot on. The unit in your picture is a seastar, and reviews are great, saying
Throttle controls for First 28 (1) Cap'n Dave at 7:22am 02.03.22 Found a picture. You can see a piece of white plastic behind the lever that slides towards the boat
Throttle controls for First 28 Cap'n Dave at 7:04am 02.03.22 The throttle doesn't have a visible brand label. I'm sure it's original to the boat. The mechanism t
Oh My the Moorage Costs PaulK at 6:48am 02.03.22 I think he would have some real issues transiting the ICW. Bezos Sailboat Might enable municipali
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket Leeward Rail at 5:13am 02.03.22 But the dumb animal in me needs to see nuts and washers A stainless plate would be my preference,
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated dlochner at 5:07am 02.03.22 He was last seen yesterday at 2:08 pm. Perhaps he's reading but not responding?
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated rgranger at 4:55am 02.03.22 Well the OP has not responded since the first post so.....:poop:
Haul out the water sailme88 at 4:44am 02.03.22 85 miles isn't that far. Why not sail it or motor sail it? Avg 5kts less that 17 hrs... avg 6.5 it
Cable tv? Terry Cox at 4:42am 02.03.22 Wow!!..........you have a fishing pole holder......on a sailboat? Ditto here. Very handy and versa
ZF 12m 2:1 Question dlochner at 4:30am 02.03.22 Things have changed since summer. In summer it was the other way around, no 2.6s and just 2.1s. We
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement jssailem at 3:29am 02.03.22 Inspecting the images that is daylight coming through the center of the holes ? Assuming the hole p
"Forum Search" is Dead Ralph Johnstone at 11:01pm 02.02.22 But a boroscope would come in handy! Big investment. I paid around $15.00 for mine a few years a
Main Sheet line holder Joe at 10:55pm 02.02.22 That'll work, but I'd consider adding a ratchet block to the swivel. This is the type of performanc
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Tally Ho at 10:18pm 02.02.22
Throttle controls for First 28 Tally Ho at 10:07pm 02.02.22
Throttle controls for First 28 (1) Joe at 10:05pm 02.02.22 My first move might be to identify the unit. Those types of mechanicals are usually vendor/3rd part

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